It's strange to stand here and tell the old man of his failure -- of alternative routes tried, tested, and found lacking, not only here, but in the World they left behind. There is always another way, of course, there is... To say he didn't expect to have this conversation with the old man wouldn't exactly be true -- he's always anticipated the possibility, but after the last time, he didn't expect it to go quite like this.
For a long moment, he's quiet, unsure how to respond. He's already said so much, but there's even more that hasn't been told. It'll be the details that determine how all of this will end. ]
...there are stories floating around about a lion that wanders the streets at night. They say his presence repels the Darkness outside.
[ Light. Maybe not the same one, but his associate Spencer at the least, seems to take issue with the strange beast. ]
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It's strange to stand here and tell the old man of his failure -- of alternative routes tried, tested, and found lacking, not only here, but in the World they left behind. There is always another way, of course, there is... To say he didn't expect to have this conversation with the old man wouldn't exactly be true -- he's always anticipated the possibility, but after the last time, he didn't expect it to go quite like this.
For a long moment, he's quiet, unsure how to respond. He's already said so much, but there's even more that hasn't been told. It'll be the details that determine how all of this will end. ]
...there are stories floating around about a lion that wanders the streets at night. They say his presence repels the Darkness outside.
[ Light. Maybe not the same one, but his associate Spencer at the least, seems to take issue with the strange beast. ]
There's always another road.